Overview

• U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams barred authorities from bringing any new migrants to the Ochopee facility as of August 21.
• The order gives 60 days to remove temporary fences, lighting, generators, and wastewater and waste-treatment systems.
• Florida officials said they will appeal the ruling.
• The detention camp was erected in June on an abandoned Everglades airfield with tents, bunk beds and caged enclosures, with capacity touted at about 3,000.
• Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity brought the case, while detainee accounts described overcrowding, extreme temperatures and unsanitary conditions.